Falmouth - May 30
MA Bird Pictures
2011 Pictures
May Pictures
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Day, 2011 is definitely a day to remember. The birding day started with
some great looks at the Blue Grosbeak, Grasshopper Sparrows and other
nice birds at Crane WMA in Falmouth. I then was fortunate enough to run
into Matt Malin who got a call from Barry Burden that his son (Damon
Burden) had just seen the Swallow-tailed Kite at Jenkins Pond - just a
few minutes from where we were standing! We didn't waste any time getting down there and quickly located the kite in a dead tree way on the other side of the pond. On my second digiscope shot it took off and disappeared from view. After a bit a Kite appeared; but it turned out to be a Mississippi! Both the Swallow-tailed and up to 4 Mississippi Kites would appear at the pond from time to time. Later in the afternoon Matt saw a kettle with 9 Mississippi and 1 Swallow-tailed Kite. | |
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| Grasshopper Sparrow | |
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| Grasshopper Sparrow | Blue Grosbeak |
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| Blue Grosbeak | |
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| Orchard Oriole | |
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| Swallow-tailed and Mississippi Kite at Jenkins Pond click for a page with more pictures | |